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BILL NUMBER:A423
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to crimes committed with the use of a firearm; to amend the general business law, the penal law, and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to making technical corrections thereto; and to repeal section 265.08 of the penal law relating to crimes committed with the use of a firearm
Purpose or general idea of bill
Provides for mandatory five year period of imprisonment for persons convicted of committing any crime with the use of a firearm. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: JUSTIFICATION: Too many crimes are committed with the aid of a gun and the perpetrator suffers no serious consequences. The only way to prevent a criminal from using a gun in a commission of a crime is to have a law which calls for a mandatory 5 year prison term without parole. If this bill is enacted, eventually criminals will get the message and realize that they cannot arbitrarily endanger peoples lives. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2008-2007; A4476 referred to codes. 2006; A4236 held for consideration in codes, 1/06 referred to codes. 2005; A4236 refered to codes. 2004; A2936 died in CODES, A.375 of 1998. A.413 of 2000. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
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